The story of us

The game

Calling Lacy over that evening we went over outfit options

"I can't believe he actually invited you himself this is so exciting , you definitely need to wear something cute!"

"Lacy ,this isn't a date he invited me as a friend I mean we just officially met today I highly doubt he's wanting to date a stranger he barely knows besides friends is a good way to start any relationship if there were to be one in the future." Of course there's always the dreadful friend-zone so you have to be careful when playing the friends to lover game. Looking myself over in the mirror I started to think maybe it's just one sided , maybe he doesn't even feel the intense feelings that I'm feeling. Shacking my head I immediately erase the negative thought out of my head and decide to stay positive... In the mirror I now see a confident girl with my long blonde hair that hangs over my shoulders and down my back like ocean waves. Lacy gave me tight jeans to wear that show off my pear shape hips and a cute white lace blouse that showed just enough and gold hoop earrings to top it all off. My freckles making an appearance through my makeup that matches my olive complexion and a hint of red lipstick on my pouty lips to draw attention to them.

"You look gorgeous babe you're gonna knock him out of his cleats!" Lacy states when giving me a look over in the mirror . "As far as friends go.. your right nothings wrong with starting out as friends he'd be lucky to have you , I know I am even though we just met a couple of days ago I strongly feel like we were meant to be the best of friends!"

Looking at Lacy I give her a big hug and say" I completely agree!"

Gathering our jackets to Leave I go to the living room to give my goodbyes to my parents. "Bye mom bye dad y'all have a good evening I'll be back by 10 and I have my phone on me if you need me." My dad pulls out the  keys to our black Tahoe.  " you know the rules be careful while driving  and you girls have fun." My dad said in a stern but loving tone.

Grabbing the keys I smile giving them reassurance I know the rules all to well
"of course, love y'all!" And out the door we went.

Arriving by 7:30 the game has just started. I look around to see if I can catch a glimpse of Richard to see what position he is but it was hard with all the matching red shirts and hats.
" Richard is lucky number 7" Lacy finally says " Kyle's number 4" she added as she smiles at the name that came out of her mouth. Looking back out I can finally spot Richard thanks to Lacy and there he was playing short stop. Sitting down on the bleachers I was amazed by how fast he moves and how he constantly is catching the balls being thrown his way with no problem. Smiling I couldn't help but feel the heat taking over my face.

I see the boys making their way back to the dug out. He takes his hat off and scans the crowd on the bench's eyes locking on mine immediately. A dazzling side smile plaster across his face as I can see his dimple coming into view. I smile giving a small wave and wait for him to make his way to the bat.

The pitcher throws a curve ball to Richard but the next thing you know the crowd goes crazy screaming and jumping as I just came to realize he hit a home run like it was as easy as walking. He makes his way to all the bases and finally without having to even exert himself he lands on home plate finishing off the game wining 9 to 2 the other players running and jumping as they throw there hats and lift Richard up in the air. I couldn't believe my eyes at the huge smile on his face it was mesmerizing. I had seen him quite a bit but never actually seen genuine smile.
Eventually bagging  up his bat and glove he gave a few fellow players high fives and walked out to the dugout straight to me.

"Nice game I'm not usually excited about baseball but I think you may have just changed that for me" I said, giving him a big smile to match his. He quickly looks me up and down his eyes landing on my red lips for a split second then straight to my eyes again as if not doing it at all. " me and some of the guys from the team are going  to Danny's Diner would y'all like to come?"
Looking at each other for confirmation lacy and I speak at the same time "we'd love to."